A case brought to the UN's top court in 2017 accused Russia of violating an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russia separatists, and sought compensation for the victims of flight MH17 shot down over eastern Ukraine.
The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday ruled that Russia had partially violated an anti-terrorism treaty by failing to investigate the funding of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
However, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declined to rule on whether Russia bore responsibility for the downing of the civilian aircraft and refused to order that Moscow pay compensation to victims as requested by Kyiv.
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The case was brought before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Sounds like they need to bring a new case forward in light of everything that’s happened post 2nd invasion. Although at this point I think it’d have to be a genocide claim and not simply terrorism.
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Sounds like they need to bring a new case forward in light of everything that’s happened post 2nd invasion. Although at this point I think it’d have to be a genocide claim and not simply terrorism.